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HOW TO Relentlessly Drive Down Costs & Yet NOT Lose Sight Of Long-Term Strategic Goals!
Learn from Financial Experts on PROVEN
STRATEGIES to Successfully Compete in
this Volatile Business Environment:
MasterCard
Peter Gordon, Vice President, Corporate Payment Solutions,
Asia Pacific, MasterCard Worldwide

Accenture
Matthew J. Podrebarac, MD, Finance & Performance
Management Asia Pacific, Accenture

Deloitte
Andy C. Hui, CFO Services Practice Lead, Deloitte
Consulting South East Asia

KPMG
Jeremy Ong, Associate Director, KPMG Singapore

The Regent
James Lee, Director of Finance, The Regent Singapore

SSAMM Management Consulting

Dr. Ulysses Chioatto, Founder & Director, SSAMM
Management Consulting

Imminent Cost Reduction Issues to be Addressed:

• How to plan Enterprise Cost Reduction Programmes from a strategic context
• How to design the right Shared Services operating model to achieve cost savings
• How to tap on Business Process Management to manage changes associated with redesigning business processes
• How to deal with large Travel & Entertainment Budgets in difficult times
• How to motivate your Workforce to engage in continuous cost reduction & Business Performance Improvement Initiatives

PLUS Full Day Session on Effective Enterprise Risk Management Sepa

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• How to embed a Risk Culture into your business • How to invest & review Risk Assessment Book ately
• How to create Business Buy-In to the Risk Management Philosophy Techniques & Options
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• How to set Risk Tolerance Level, Measures & Indicators • Emerging Trends in Risk Management

Who Should Attend

CFOs, Chief Risk Officers, Finance Directors, Financial Controllers, Treasurers, Accountants, Financial Advisors, as well as Directors and Senior Managers responsible
for Finance, Accounting, Shared Services, Risk Management, Credit Management, Balance Scorecard, Business Process Management, etc.

Organiser Media Partners

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Minimise Costs AND Maximise Business Impact in Today’s Tough Economy
The world is in a crisis. Companies are downsized. Production has stopped. Budgets are reduced. Workers are retrenched. The situation is
real. Companies are facing mounting pressure to continually lower costs and maintain a lean business operation to ensure survival. There is
a compelling need to leverage on current resources to drive sustainable cost advantages and manage risk effectively.
Many are turning to the finance function to restructure business lines and focus on core-strength activities.
However, finance professionals need to ensure that financial results are not compromised amidst cost reduction measures. They are expected
to create values to drive profits and sustainability, through innovation and development, especially during difficult times like this.

Are you prepared to lead your organisation to brave the challenges ahead?
Do you know how to leverage on every opportunity to tap on current assets and bring value
to shareholders?
This timely 2-day dynamic and informative conference is specially designed to equip you with essential strategies and critical tools for carrying
out effective cost reduction and risk management. Learn how you can tap on Business Process Management (BPM) and Shared Services
to achieve cost savings. Gain insights on the limitations of existing tools to ensure accuracy and consistency in Risk Assessment. Understand
how to manage large Travel & Entertainment Budgets more effectively, and find out how you can motivate your employees to engage in
performance improvement exercises. This is your window to find out how to drive high performance and enhance shareholder value
amidst a challenging economic climate!

Do not miss this opportunity to learn how to STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL STABILITY and
PROTECT SHAREHOLDERS’ INTERESTS!
Sign up now, and transform your organisation into a lean and high performance business!

Day One Thursday, 14 May 2009

8.15 Morning Coffee & Networking TRAVEL & ENTERTAINMENT (T&E) BUDGETS
9.00 Chairman’s Welcome & Ice Breaking Remarks 2.30 How to Best Manage Large T&E Budgets
Alan Wong, Regional Finance Director, NOL in Difficult Times: MasterCard’s Success Story
• Global best practices of travel & expense management
• Benchmark efficiency savings
• How to totally eliminate manual travel expense claims processes,
CFOs & COST REDUCTION Case
Study
i.e. 100% automation of the expense management process
• Online auditing of travel & non-strategic procurement purchases
9.30 Approaching Cost Reduction Strategically • Online spend analysis reporting
• Target versus reality in enterprise cost reduction Peter Gordon, Vice President, Corporate Payment Solutions,
• Planning enterprise cost reduction from a strategic context Asia Pacific, MasterCard Worldwide
• Strategic cost management using Selling, General & Administration
(SG&A) costs as an example 3.30 Afternoon Refreshments & Networking Break
Case • Case study on strategic cost management
Studies
• Key success factors for effective and sustainable cost reduction
programmes HR MANAGEMENT IN FINANCE
• Implications to the CFOs
4.00 Motivating the Workforce to Engage in
Andy C. Hui, CFO Services Practice Lead, Deloitte Consulting South
East Asia Continuous Cost Reduction & Business
Performance Improvement Initiatives:
10.30 Morning Refreshments & Networking Break Best Practices from The Regent,
A Four Seasons Hotel
Case
BUSINESS PROCESS MANAGEMENT Study • How Regent motivated, stimulated & innovated its successful
hotel team
• What Regent did to engage & motivate its employees to involve
11.00 Tapping on BPM for Greater Efficiency themselves in performance improvement exercises
& Cost Reduction • Developing an innovative service culture in the hotel
• Identifying potential areas for business process re-engineering • Internal measures of employee satisfaction & engagement
• Crucial points to note in process overhaul: which ones, why, when • How Regent managed its resources effectively along with the business
& how? dynamic
Case • Ensuring alignment of re-designed business processes with key
Studies
business priorities James Lee, Director of Finance, The Regent Singapore
• Managing changes associated with redesigning business processes
5.00 Chairman’s Insights & Analysis Of The Day’s Proceedings
Jeremy Ong, Associate Director, KPMG Singapore
5.10 End of Conference
12.00 Lunch & Networking Break

SHARED SERVICES
1.30 Achieving Cost Savings through
Process Efficiencies by Leveraging on
Shared Services
• Achieving high performance finance through shared services
• Insourcing vs. Outsourcing
Case
Studies
• A look at the value proposition of shared services in Asia
• Designing the right shared services operating model
• Leveraging on technology tools in shared services
Matthew J. Podrebarac, MD, Finance & Performance Management
Asia Pacific, Accenture

To Register: (65) 6372 2202 (65) 6227 1601 rena@conferences.com.sg

Day Two Friday, 15 May 2009
Registration: 8.15am Workshop: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Morning, afternoon refreshments & lunch will be
served at appropriate intervals

Sepa
Risk Management in Today’s Economic Downturn (Full Day Session) r
Book ately
For an organisation to balance the achievement of corporate objectives and the protection of stakeholder’s interests, it must manage able
its risks effectively and efficiently. This is even more critical in today’s economic downturn where risks, if not carefully managed, can
lead to the downfall of an organisation. However, many accounting professionals face difficulties in conforming to the unrealistic and unachievable
standards driven by auditors and regulators, and this often leads to expensive measures. To aggravate matters, the complexity of reporting requirements
calls for accurate and timely information and this has resulted in the need for new software solutions. In this session, Ulysses will provide you with
a clear understanding of enterprise risk management and how it can assist your organisation at a sensible cost. Learn how to identify, assess and
measure risks. Acquire tips to structure your resources and gain management buy-in and support. Most importantly, be equipped on how to
streamline your operating model to achieve realistic results that can meet your business needs.

Session 1: Refresher to Level the Playing Field: Creating a Common
Language & Embedding a Risk Culture
• Understanding the risk management process
• Recognising the standards and guidelines
• Risk identification and context
• Common language associated with risk management
• Embedding a risk culture into your business
Session 2: Understanding Risk Management Operating Structures:
Creating Business Buy-in to the Risk Management Philosophy
• Core elements of risk management
• Models centralised vs. decentralised
• The pros and cons of emerging trends
• Negotiation and the influencing factors
• Understanding the business drivers behind business buy-in
• Benefits clarification (a win-win situation)
Session 3: Setting Risk Tolerance Level, Measures & Indicators:
Investigating Risk Assessment Techniques & Options
• What are the acceptable business levels
• Impact analysis, board direction and self assessment
• Expert workshops and meetings
• Audit and review techniques
Session 4: Understanding Risk Reporting Requirements
• The different requirements of board and senior management, committees
and external parties
Session 5: Emerging Trends in Risk Management
• Limitations of existing tools
• Accuracy and consistency in risk management
• Requirements and readiness assessment

Case Studies discussed during the sessions will reflect hot topics at the time of the event.

Led by: Dr. Ulysses Chioatto, Founder & Director, SSAMM Management Consulting
Ulysses is an accomplished consultant with over 25 years experience in Enterprise Risk Management. He leads the risk management practice that
includes related areas such as Corporate Governance Anti Money Laundering and Fraud. Prior to SSAMM, Ulysses was Asia Pacific Director
Enterprise Risk Services with Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu. He has served global clients such as Microsoft and Adobe.
Ulysses has conducted a variety of complex consulting assignments across Asia, Europe and Australia. He has assisted organisations to review and improve
the way they handle risk management issues from both operational and strategic perspectives. He has also developed and implemented a large number of
risk management strategies along with their associated policies, procedures and technologies that enable organisations to achieve a set of common governance
and compliance objectives. A leading expert in the selection and implementation of a wide variety of risk management software tools, Ulysses has evaluated
over 20 of the currently available tools and vendors.

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING
• Hear from Deloitte on the key success factors for effective and sustainable cost reduction programmes
• Discover tips from KPMG on the potential areas for business process re-engineering
• Uncover the crucial points to note in a process overhaul & align business processes with key business priorities
• Understand emerging risk management models and structures
• Learn how to streamline your operating model to achieve realistic results that meet business needs
• Glean insights into the value proposition of shared services in Asia
• Find out from Accenture on how to leverage on technology tools in shared services
• Identify the global best practices of travel & expense management
• Explore how MasterCard eliminated manual travel expense claims and cut down on costs
• Acquire the best techniques to report online spend analysis
• Examine how Regent managed its resources effectively along with the business dynamic

Be a Sponsor Now!
Secure and grow your organisation’s market leadership positioning by becoming one of our prestigious corporate sponsors.
Our Strategic Cost Reduction & Risk Management for the Finance Function conference presents your organisation the unique opportunity to
showcase your company’s capabilities, innovations, technology solutions platforms, products and services. Capture the interests and
influence the decisions of key industry players through various sponsorship options:
Speaking Sessions • Luncheon • Exhibition Space • Promotional Materials • Customised Packages

To learn more about Sponsorship & Exhibition opportunities,

please contact (Ms) Ivy Huang at (65) 6372 2297 or ivy@conferences.com.sg

To Register: (65) 6372 2202 (65) 6227 1601 rena@conferences.com.sg

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